Toy bank



E. L. HAYDEN Aug. 29, 1950 TOY BANK Filed April 29, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet1 Z. L. @(Zn INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 29, 1950 V ED TQY BANK Edward L. Hayden, Hlarrisonburg;Va.

Application April 29, 1946,.Serial No...6.65;!775.

2 Claims. 1

This invention. relates to toy banks, the primary object of theinvention being to provide. a toy bankhaving game pieces. which are.operated by the. movement of coins passing through the body portionofthe bank into the coin receptacle atthe base of the bank.

An important object of the invention is to provide a bank of thischaracter which embodies a plurality of rotatable game pieces which areattracted by a stationary magnet, to the end that the game pieces willbe stopped by the magnetic influence of the magnet, causing the displayof certain of the numbers of the game pieces before a sight opening ofthe body portion.

Still another object of the invention is to construct rotary game piecesso that with each operation of the game pieces, a different combinationof numbers or letters is set up.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a game or apparatus, constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the game apparatus orbank, taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 3.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view of one of the rotary game pieces.

Figure 5 is an elevational View taken at right angles to Fig. 4 of thedrawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the bank comprises a base 5 whichis box-like in formation, the base having a, hinged door 6 wherebyaccess to the interior of the base 5 may be had.

A partitioning wall 7 is provided in the base, and this wall extends atan oblique angle with respect to the bottom of the base, where itdirects coins laterally within the base. The partition I also dividesthe base into a forward coin compartment, and a rear batterycompartment, the battery in the present showing being indicated by thereference character A.

Mounted on the base 5, is the housing 8 in which the game pieces aremounted.

Positioned within the housing is a magnet 9 on 2" which the frame Hlissupported, the magnet 9 being-disposed substantially-centrally ofthe-housing, with one of thelegs-of the magnet, disposed alongthe 'siot"H formed in the upper surface of the base" if, and through which coinspass from the housing, into the base.

The frame. ifl'provides a support for the shaft I 2" 'on' which therotary game pieces -|3-are' independently loosely mounted, the gamepieces being held in spaced relation with respect to each other, bymeans of the spacing collars ML These game pieces include a hub I5 andradiating arms l6 extending from the hub, the arms [6 having their freeends extended laterally, providing surfaces H, on which suitable indiciaare formed. It will of course be understood that the arms areconstructed of material which is sensitive to the influence of themagnet 9, so that when the game pieces are rotated and lose theirangular momentum, the magnetic influences of the magnet 9 will act toattract the nearest arms to the magnet, holding the arms inpredetermined positions, so that certain of the surfaces ll, carryingindicia, will appear before the sight opening I8, formed in the frontwall of the housing 8.

As shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings, the game pieces are arranged inparallel spaced relation with respect to each other, and since a coin isused in operating the game pieces, it will be seen that the innermostgame piece will be moved in advance of the adjacent game pieces atopposite sides thereof, and that the latter game pieces will be moved inadvance of the game pieces at the ends of the shaft 12. The coin isshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings as entering the coin slot to contact thearms of the game pieces, directly thereunder.

An electric lamp indicated at I9 is disposed adjacent to the sightopening, illuminating the indicia appearing before the sight opening, tobe readily observed, the lamp being supplied with current from batteryA.

Due to the construction shown and described, it will be seen that eachtime a coin is placed within the coin slot 20, the coin will dropthrough the coin slot, striking the game pieces, rotating the gamepieces independently of each other setting up a combination of indiciavisible through the sight opening It.

The indicia on the radiating arms of the game pieces may be such as toindicate poker hands, or numbers so that a score in playing the game,may be determined.

It will be noted that in my toy bank, I have provided rotary game pieceswhich are oper- 3 ated by the weight of a coin passing through the coinslot of the device, and that all weights, springs or the like commonlyused for rotating rotary game pieces in devices of this character, areeliminated.

What is claimed is:

1. A toy bank comprising a housing having sight opening in the frontwall thereof, a horiontal magnet arranged within the housing, aorizontal shaft mounted above the magnet, magnetic game pieces embodyingarms radiating from a common center independently loosely mounted on theshaft, said game pieces having indicia formed thereon, visible throughthe sight opening, a coin slot formed in the housing through which coinsare fed to the game pieces said coins resting temporarily between thearms with the side faces of the coins disposed at right angles to theaxes of the game pieces whereby-the} within the housing in spacedrelation with respect to each other, the game pieces embodying radiatingarms, the ends of the arms being extended at right angles providingsurfaces on which indicia are provided, the indicia of the arms restingbehind the sight opening when the game pieces rotate, displaying numbercombinations through the sight openings, a magnet mounted within thehousing under the game pieces, normally holding the game pieces againstmovement, said game pieces being rotated against the action of themagnet by the weight of a coin deposited in the coin slot, the coinresting temporarily between adjacent arms of the game piecesoverbalancing the game pieces.

EDWARD LANE HAYDEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis pan-tent:

' UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 462,284 Strobel Nov. 3, 1891514,418 Dennis Feb. 6, 1894 807,927 Henwood Dec. 19, 1905 2,039,969McIntosh May 5, 1936

